Public Transit

People at a bus stop at University Health.

Kansas City Ponders Impact of Free Bus Service

A new study has been launched to ponder the impact of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s “zero fare” policy for bus riders.

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Ride KC's River Market MAX rolls out of the transit station in Waldo on March 14, 2023.

Kansas City Votes ‘Yes’ on Public Bus Funding by Renewing Sales Tax for Another Decade

Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing a local sales tax to fund public transit for the next decade.

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KC Streetcar in the River Market.

East-West Streetcar Could Cost $600M, Need New Funding Source

Kansas City needs a new local funding source if it wants to pursue an east-west streetcar expansion that would cost up to $600 million.

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The recommended route for a North Kansas City streetcar extension would run along Swift Street.

North Kansas City Streetcar Extension Sidetracked by Financial Concerns

A proposal to extend the streetcar to North Kansas City has hit a hard fiscal reality — it’s far too expensive to build utilizing the local funding methods that have developed the system so far.

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KC Streetcar in the 1950s

Hitching a Ride Through History: The Evolution of Kansas City Public Transportation

Kansas City’s long and complex history of public transportation ends with a back-to-the-future plot twist — the return of the streetcar. We take a ride with the numbers.

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